The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-22
CAMP ECHOES

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Come, everybody.
The folks are coming.
Boys, bring your girls.
Put out no political pictures.
Governor Foraker is coming.
Bring the sheepskin bands, boys.
Let every soldier register his name.
Watch for the big parade on Friday.
Fathers, mothers, bring the children.
There will be lunch stands everywhere
Ladies', begin cooking and preparing
now.
The big tent is good one, with lots of
room.
Decorate your homes and business
houses.
Come on, people. Jackson will take care
of you.
Hon. Thomas E. Powell will certainly
be here.
The weather will be all right. Plenty
Of shelter.
Passage-ways by both Star and Tropic
Furnaces.
DR.. Ewing will look after the Fifty
Sixth boys.
Bring your baskets with you, and bring
them filled.
Don't fail to come and see the big time
in Jackson.
The Posts are coming in force. So are
the Camps.
Let every household lay in supply of
grub in time.
Scamp A. B. Monahan" is a beautiful
camping ground.
Heavy Artillery men, go to Probate
Office, and register.
Dave Lanning, of Columbus, will be
here one of the days.
The Governors" will both be here. Go
and hear them speak.
Every arrangement is being made for
the comfort of the people.
The creature comforts will be abun-
dant. Nobody will go hungry.
Barton's Sharpshooters should call at
the Standard Office and register.
Let everybody watch the railroads.
Keep out of the way of the cars.
The way to keep out of the way of the
There must be permanent County Or
ganization formed at the Reunion.
In the small tents there will be abun-
dant good, clean straw to sleep on.
The hack hire will be SO cheap that
everybody can ride to the grounds.
The camp-ground is the beautiful
Humphfres meadow, near the Nail Mill.
The camp ground is at least half mile
long. Plenty of room. Bring your teams.
Rob. Hammons, an old I'd Va. boy, is
here, and will remain until after the Re-
union.
The big tent was hired from the same
party as the former tent the county
owned.
The Wellston boys are coming in force.
Wellston never does anything on small
scale.
A route for pedestrians by way of Star
Furnace. Teams will go by way of
Tropic.
Look out for Dove Post and S. V. Camp
of Coalton. They will present fine ap-
pearance.
Why did not some enterprising young
man erect skating rink on the Reunion
grounds2
The Keystone boys ought to bring their
sheepskin band. We'd like to hear Hig-
gins drum.
Comrades, drum up your neighbor-
hoods This is the one big time. Bring
them all in.
The work of the Committee has pro-
ceeded with singular harmony and sue
cess. All is well.
Every citizen of Jackson should tender
a portion of his residence as a sleeping
place for visitors.
Men will be stationed to look after the
safety of the people in approaching and
leaving the grounds.
Visiting Posts and Camps desiring
tents on the grounds should make appli-
cation as soon as possible.
The Fifty-Third boys will find Capt.
Crumiu, Uncle Johnny Kessner, and a
number of others, on hand to look after
them.
The hall of Francis Smith Post will be
G. A. r. headquarters. You may stack
your arms there, and make yourselves at
home.
There will be crossings at Star Fur
mace, at Tropic. and at the end of Ports
mouth Street, near the residence of j, II.
Price.
A good way to make beds sew up
muslin into ticks, and fill with clean
straw. A soldier knows how to enjoy
such bed.
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